The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A Doctors Probing for Wealth
An Amusing Story Told on an Old
Ply sician.
Remarkable Sur gical Instinct shown
eS BY . swallow.
Senator Farwelps Wealth, and How
He Made II.
A Han whs Has the Contents Of
ese,OOO Boehs stored I'm
His CrAnfam-
A Doctors Probing for Wealth
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BUREAU OF THE MEMPHIS APPRAL,
No. bl4 THIRTKRNTH STREET. WASH.
NaroN, September lS.--The doctors
have gone. The avenue is deserted,
and the places which w5re swsrminR
with physicians Q few days ago
are now silent During the con-
gress there were many interesting
stories told Of individual experience
in the practice Of medicine which
were not heard in the various 20 ,tions.
One Of the recontuers found In Wash.
ipgton gentleman who had at one
time been his student. The quondam
student has deserted the ranks OF the
profession and has Engaged in other
business. His preceptos took delight
| In telling how the student Was scared
out Of the ranks. "0ne day." he said,
81 had q patient who was suffering
from an ingrowin2 toe nail, which shs
desired to have cut out. She feared
the pain, and asked to have an anss-
tbethic administered. / called upon
nv student 10 administer the chloro-
form, which hu did with elegance and
grace. But In the middle Of the
operation he exclaimed: My God.
doctor, she has stopped breathing
Sure enough she was as dead as she
viii ever be. But by vigorous action
in pressing upon her chest we a. last
secured signs OF animRti n, aud af OF
balf an hour she breathed again. IL
was q close call, and never expectei 4
that woman TO walk out II my office.
IL scaI cd this young man out Of all
desire TO make his name shine IN the
front rank OF the medical profession,
and soon after lctt good student"
The doctor told this story 20 every
oue 81 whom he was introduced by
his former studrpt, until at lasl that
young man concluded that II wse bis
lime TO talk. Doctor" he ta'd,
".here 4 another incident which you
seem to have rgotteA. / am goipg
TO tell O story on You now. When i
was the doctors student he ives the
surgeon 10 the board OF police, and a.
such WIS required 10 take care oil al
police psiienis when they were under
arrest. He wes required 10 treat al
policemen and oil prisoners without
charge, but was entitled TO fees iron
those who went 10 the station houa,
for aid. One night he was out and
was In ths Office alone, when an Off
Ger entered and eaid: Where's tn,
doctoI7 There is an Italian sailo
down at No. 1 who is badly cut up
He walked In lost now and reporteS
that he had been attacked Ia 9 saloon
He 10 In bad shape and Leeds imme
diats attention
al grabbed q few bandages, tom,
plaster and cas-, OF Instruments snC
started to the station house. / iounC
tbs fellow In bad shape, but no bone
were broken and no vital part was In
iured. / soon had him all fixed ex
clpt one wound In the side which haC
been made by q stilelto. Just befor'
began TO dress that, one Of & po
licsmeu whispered that be had plenty
Of money and that II made him pa!
he would have lees with which 10 gs
into another row. Consequently
mildly suggeeted that the biI
would be $40. The saiio
syore that he would not pay, bu
sald Il v)uli be we'll to collect iron
the man who had done the eating
Ths doctor entered ~ the man d.
cllned 10 liqaidate. He said nothinI
. about mon,y, but a ktd mo II i hs,
hxed him up In good share. / In
form d him that be vas oil right, er
cept that the stab Sound needle,
, dressing. With that he asked 10 lool
at ", and, taking q curved prcbe, h
inherited IL In the wound, aad 70
marked: Don't you think that yol
; had better pay the feer Me no pay
centa,' replied the man, leila wha
a outta, he pay Bot the doctor ha
\ not the time 10 find that fellow. Ia
, stead he twisted the probe y tifl
and again pu, the question. He =,
ceiyed the same answer ~ before, bu
Il was delivered In much higher key
Again TIE probe " ~ turned, this tim
with q slight wrencbing moiion. Gros
scoltl You ought TO pave heard tbs
Italian yell. The expletiyes which b
poured ont could not be reproducet
y But the last portion Of his remark
|, were entirely satisfactory. Take
J. outa,' be yelled. Take Il outa, Ay
, Maria. Ipaya enytbinR' He pal,
but the doctor collared the Q. It
true that he bought the wine, bat
think that that was one OF the primo
pal reasons why ] resigned my plst
% his student. found that the co
% lector would be likely 10 get oil tt
ises."
The doctor laughed heartily. 81
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